https://youtu.be/JmlneWh15O8 In this episode of Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories, host Anne-Marie Zanzal speaks with transgender advocate and educator, Ben Greene. Ben is a sought after...
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Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 10 | Miriam Grace
Mar 15, 2024 | Coming Out & Beyond: Stories + Support Podcast, Podcast Season 5
https://youtu.be/pw7GotdS-i4 This week, we welcome back psychotherapist Miriam Grace to the podcast! Miriam first joined us in Season 2 to discuss catalyst lesbian relationships and recovering from...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 9 | CiCi Reagan
Mar 8, 2024 | Coming Out & Beyond: Stories + Support Podcast, Podcast Season 5
https://youtu.be/xLkPuBrVS4Q CiCi Reagan is a published author and copywriter who found her calling in message strategy and alignment for all types of businesses, from entrepreneurs to billion...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 8 | Dr. Roxy Manning & Sarah Peyton
Mar 1, 2024 | Coming Out & Beyond: Stories + Support Podcast, Podcast Season 5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCgY2F-1v3A This week, host Anne-Marie Zanzal welcomes Dr. Roxy Manning and Sarah Peyton to the show. Dr. Manning is a clinical psychologist and a certified Centre...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 7 | Michael “Tate” Barkley
Feb 23, 2024 | Coming Out & Beyond: Stories + Support Podcast, Podcast Season 5
https://youtu.be/tHt4e4vmxAY For years Michael "Tate" Barkley lived his life in shame—of living in poverty, of alcoholism and addiction, of being a closeted gay man. His story may sound familiar to...
“Building a Resilient Lesbian Love: Practical Tips for a Flourishing Relationship”
Feb 21, 2024 | Relationships
Embarking on the journey of a lesbian relationship is a beautiful exploration filled with shared experiences and unique challenges. My colleague Lynda Spann from the Lesbian Couples Institute and I...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 6 | Melissa Giberson
Feb 16, 2024 | Coming Out & Beyond: Stories + Support Podcast, Podcast Season 5
https://youtu.be/nZ7cWKsG7hE Author Melissa Giberson was a suburban housewife and mother of two who always felt something was missing in her life but couldn't define what that missing piece was. Her...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 5 | Lisa N Alexander
Feb 9, 2024 | Coming Out & Beyond: Stories + Support Podcast, Podcast Season 5
https://youtu.be/_YcRofPoIqg Lisa N Alexander is CEO of the award-winning creative agency, PrettyWork Creative. Lisa and her team work with clients to help tell their amazing stories through video,...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 4 | Laurie DeJong Zuvernik
Feb 2, 2024 | Coming Out & Beyond: Stories + Support Podcast, Podcast Season 5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeWLJpyHHmY Laurie DeJong Zuverink (they/them) is a 53-year-old gender-non-conforming later-in-life lesbian who crashed into the full acceptance of their identity...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 3 | Amy Neilson
Feb 1, 2024 | Coming Out & Beyond: Stories + Support Podcast, Podcast Season 5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZQ7JjPtJsE Amy Nielsen is a divorce attorney and coach with a decade of experience as a family law attorney. Amy is an expert in navigating the emotional, logistical...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 2 | Mallory Kiersten
Jan 19, 2024 | Coming Out & Beyond: Stories + Support Podcast, Podcast Season 5
https://youtu.be/XoFowbAd8Xs Mallory Kiersten is a self-love and 'unstuck yourself' coach, Akashic Records reader, joy seeker, and Erotic Blueprint coach in training. Mallory helps her clients...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 1 | Dr. Tina Schermer Sellers
Jan 12, 2024 | Coming Out & Beyond: Stories + Support Podcast, Podcast Season 5
https://youtu.be/oSlvzD6MUu4 Dr. Tina Schermer Sellers is a therapist, sex educator with a Ph.D. in clinical sexology, author, and Medical Director for the Northwest Institute on Intimacy. Tune in...
Exploring Your Sexuality in Lesbian Relationships: Tips for Women
Jan 2, 2024 | Coming Out, Relationships
I will never forget my first forays into a lesbian relationship. I felt like a light switch was turned on and I now understood something that I heard others talk about, but I never really...
Eight Things I Wish I Knew Before Coming Out
Dec 28, 2023 | Authenticity, Coming Out, Coming Out Later in Life, Coming Out of the Closet, Gay, Late in Life Lesbian, Later in Life
by Barb Rowlandson So, you've figured out you're not as straight as you previously thought you were. Congrats! Though it might seem a little bit scary, you’re about to embark on a remarkable...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 4 Episode 28 | End of the Year Roundup
Dec 22, 2023 | Coming Out & Beyond: Stories + Support Podcast, Podcast Season 4
https://youtu.be/_QpdORlaXXE What a year it has been! In the final episode of the year, host Anne-Marie Zanzal and podcast producer Barb Rowlandson talk about the podcast episodes whose stories...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 4 Episode 27 | Dr. Robin Sesan
Dec 8, 2023 | Coming Out & Beyond: Stories + Support Podcast, Podcast Season 4
https://youtu.be/YWJMLGG-Lq8 Dr. Robin Sesan is a Licensed Psychologist and Certified Emotionally Focused Couples Therapist specializing in working with lesbian/queer couples. She has recently...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 4 Episode 26 | Casandra Jones Pt. 2 (Kink episode)
Nov 24, 2023 | Coming Out & Beyond: Stories + Support Podcast, Podcast Season 4
https://youtu.be/JpnYWEQkIHQ We're back for Part 2 of Anne-Marie Zanzal's conversation with Casandra Jones, a.k.a. Mistress Cas, interSEXtional educator, therapist and scientist from San Antonio,...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 4 Episode 25 | Casandra Jones
Nov 13, 2023 | Coming Out & Beyond: Stories + Support Podcast, Podcast Season 4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l31JbNc6LRg Casandra Jones, a.k.a. Mistress Cas, is an interSEXtional educator, therapist and scientist from San Antonio, Texas. She is a queer, polyamorous slut who...
Collaborating As A Business Owner
Nov 6, 2023 | Purposeful Empowerment Group Coaching
Learning about life, do we ever stop? I have truly hoped that one day I would be finished. Complete, with no more lessons, enlightened and all loving, filled with compassion and acceptance. That is...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 4 Episode 24 | Lora Brown
Oct 27, 2023 | Coming Out & Beyond: Stories + Support Podcast, Podcast Season 4
https://youtu.be/MH5g9CryAWg Lora Brown is a self-proclaimed hippie Jew, the owner of a small business, a wife and mother, dog mom, activist, a corporate dropout, and LGBTQIA+ ally. She is an active...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 4 Episode 23 | Amanda Farat
Oct 13, 2023 | Coming Out & Beyond: Stories + Support Podcast, Podcast Season 4
https://youtu.be/tTR8z4q6H0s This week we welcome Amanda Ferrat to the Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Podcast! Amanda is the founder of Value Yourself Counseling. Amanda is a certified advanced...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 4 Episode 22 | Frank McGowan
Sep 29, 2023 | Coming Out & Beyond: Stories + Support Podcast, Podcast Season 4
https://youtu.be/K0r97wtxFkA This week on the Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories podcast, we are thrilled to feature film and television producer and storyteller, Frank McGowan. TW: Frank's...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 4 Episode 21 | Kristin Jones
Sep 15, 2023 | Coming Out & Beyond: Stories + Support Podcast, Podcast Season 4
https://youtu.be/9pGsQN5VGJ8 Kristin Jones (she/they) is a genderqueer and bi parent of 3, spouse, speech-language pathologist, and small business owner. They are passionate about social justice and...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 4 Episode 20 | Keith Brown
Sep 1, 2023 | Coming Out & Beyond: Stories + Support Podcast, Podcast Season 4
https://youtu.be/vu_y3ITQF3E Dr Keith Brown is a speaker, teacher, coach, author, podcaster, and theologian with over 30 years of experience within the LGBTQ+ arena. He is a married, bisexual man...
How to Find Clarity As An Online Entrepreneur
Aug 21, 2023 | Purposeful Empowerment Group Coaching
I came to the coaching world with a background in adult development, ministry, chaplaincy, and bereavement counseling. I brought to this work and educational background the adult life experiences of...